A couple of British L1A1 Rifles

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I am just going by what I was told by the person doing the chopping. He said they were taking them out of the box still in the grease and chopping them up, whether they were the result of a refurbishment program or NOS I am not sure, but NOS wouldn't surprise me as we were taking NOS Hi-Powers from 1945 out of the grease for Afghanistan.

Either one wouldn't surprise me...in the 90s I recall hearing of late production M1 Garands that were found still wrapped in grease paper in US Army stock (though those went to a better fate, being auctioned for the CMP instead of chopped).

Likewise, I've been told that there were brand new L1A1s on the rack at Lithgow Arsenal, that were cut into parts kits when Lithgow was bought out lock, stock and barrel in the early 90s.